Projector



April 25, 1933. J FOSTER I PROJECTOR Filed May 13. 1932 awuwvboz' J Ef'asZer Patented Apr. 25, 1 9 33 STE STATES JOHN E. FOSTER, OF SANBERNARDIiN'O, CALIFORNIA PROJECTOR Application filed. May 13, 1932.

This invention relates to games and has for an object to provide acasting ball which may be hurled at a target one hundred yards, more orless, away for amusement, or to improve ones skill in casting fish linesfor distance, and for other purposes.

A further object is to provide a game device including a. grip, aslender rod, and a ball yieldably held on the end of the rod by means ofa shoulder and a pivoted catch, which latter may be tripped by a triggeron the grip when the device has been swung through a suflicient arc ofmovement to hurl the ball with great force centrifugally from thedevice.

A further objectis to provide a game device of this type which will belight, strong and durable, manufactured inexpensively, and will embody afew simple parts which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists incertain novel details of construction and combinations of partshereinafter fully described and claimed it being understood that variousmodifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claimswithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device in use,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the device,

Figure 3 is a detail section showing the pivoted catch,

Figure 4 is a cross section taken on the line H of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a cross section taken on the line 55 of Figure 2,

Figure 6 is a cross section taken on the line 6'6 of Figure 2, and

Figure 7 is a detail perspective view of the end of the catch.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of referencedesignate similar parts in the various views, the device is shown tocomprise a tubular slender rod 10 of approximately two feet, more orless, in

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length, thebase of the rod being enlarged by means of a sleeve 11 toattach the rod to a handle or grip 12. I

r A. hard rubber ball 13, such, for instance,

as a golf ball although a ball of other type maybe used, is s'lidablymounted on the tip end of the rod and for this purpose the ball is boredout axially, as shown at 14, and pro? vided with a sleeve 15 whichslidably fits on the rod 10 and terminates short of the ends of theaxial opening 14. A. stop shoulder 16 is formed'on the rod to engage oneend of the sleeve 15 and pivoted within the bore of the rod, as shown at17 is a spring leafcatch 18, the tip 19 of which is bent at an angle tothe catch and projects through an opening 20 formed in the side of therod. The tip .of

. the catch is adapted to engage the opposite end of the sleeve 15 andcoact with the shoulde 16 in retaining the ball on the end of the r0 aFor releasing the ball from the rod a fork eye 21, best shown in Figure3, is secured to the tip 19 of the catch and forms means for attachingthe outer end of a cord 22 to the catch. The cord is trained over apulley 23 mounted in the bore of the rod in rear of the catch andextends longitudinally through the rod and into the handle or grip 12and is trained over a pulley 24 atthe butt end of the sleeve 11 so thatthe cord can move freely through the rod. I

An arcuate trigger 25 is pivoted, as shown at 26, in a recess 27' formedin the grip and is provided with an eye 28 which securesthe adjacent endofthe cord 22. Preferably a trigger guard 29 is secured to the grip andhouses the trigger.

' As best shown in Figures 5 and 6, the lower end of the grip is dividedaxially to provide a removable section 30 which, permits of mounting ofthe trigger and trigger guard. A screw 31 attaches the removable sectionto i the grip, as shown in Figure 6. j I v v V Topermit the cord beingeasily threaded over the guide pulleys 23 and 24 the tip of the rodis'cut away, as shown at 32, and also the bottom of the rod is cut away,as shown at 33. Preferably the rod 10 is removably attached to the gripby means of a set screw 34 passing through the side of the grip andbearing against the sleeve 11.

In operation the grip may be tightly grasped with the forefinger aroundthe trigger 25. The device is then swiftly snapped through a forward arcof movement and at a predetermined instant in such arc of movement thetrigger is pressed to pull the spring catch 18 back into the tubular rodand permit the ball flying ofi the rod at a tangent with great speed;The ball may be aimed at a target formed of canvas placed one hundred orone hundred fifty yards away, or may be even tossed at another playerwho may be presumed to catch the ball much as a base ball is caught andthen return it with his casting device. Obviously fishermen may use thedevice to improve their skill in castin for distance. Other uses will beapparent. 1

From the above description it is thought that the construction andoperation of my invention will be understood without furtherexplanation.

What is claimed is:

1. A game device including a rod, a grip on one end thereof, a ballslidably mounted on the opposite end thereof, a shoulder on the rodlimiting sliding movement of the ball in one direction, a spring catchat the tip of the rod limiting movement ofthe ball on the rodin theopposite direction, a trigger carried by the grip, and a cord connectedto the spring catch and to the trigger for withdrawing the catch fromthe path of the ball when the trigger is pulled.

2. A game device including a tubular rod, a grip secured to one end ofthe rod, a ball provided with a central opening, a sleeve in saidopening terminating short of the ends of the opening and slidablyfitting said rod,

a stop shoulder on said rod adapted to engage one end of said sleeve, aspring catch in the bore of said rod having the tip projecting at anangle from the side of the rod to engage the other end of said sleeveand coact with said shoulder in retaining the ball on the rod, a triggerpivoted on said grip, guide pulleys in the bore of said rod, and a cabletrained over said pulleys and terminally attached to said catch and tosaid trigger for withdrawing the catch from the path of the ball whenthe trigger is pulled.

3. A game device including a tubular rod, a ball slidably mounted on thetip end thereof, means on the rod for releasably holding the ball on therod, a grip on the opposite end of the rod having a removable section, arecess formed in said grip, a trigger in said recess pivoted to the gripand to the removable section, a trigger guard over said triggerterminally secured to said grip, a cable trained through the bore ofsaid tubular rod and connected at one end to said trigger and at theopposite end to said means for releasing JOHN E. FOSTER. a 3.

